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The Portland daily press., 1887-09-22

AT our warerO0ms and we shall be pre-.
pared to show the BIGGEST trades In
these goods ever offered i'm any city In
the UNION. NOW WHY DO WE DO
THIS! SIMPLY BECAUSE we have
enormous lines OF the Newest and Choi.
cest Goods the market affords, bought
Tor Fall Trade. They are Just coming in
and we MUST MAKE ROOM, besides
THE ATKINSON HOUSE FURNISHING
COMPANY. In order to supply our stores
all over the State, Is Compelled to Carry
Greater AssOrtments than Ever. THE
PRESENT STOCK MUST BE MOVED.
Remember the goods are Just as good as
any we have coming in but the STYLES
are not as New. At the same time we
have plenty OF goods ordered in these
same Patterns. Carpet that Sitting
Room Now with the Best Tapestry Car.
pet ON Earth for 75 cents per yard, or A
Body Brussels for 90 cents per ward.
Don't neglect this OPPORTUNITY. Won
know we ALWAYS HAVE what we ADJ
YEkTISE. A BIG FEATURE OF TO.
MORROW'S Sale WILL be the PRICES
we shall make to those who come In the
EVENING.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-22

WANTED-As strong girl who is good cook
w and l?urdress and who understands gen
eral Homework. Call at II DEERING ST.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-22

ITO LET-Two furnished rooms with board !;
Il hot and cold water on same floor; rooms con-
meet. For particulars enquire at 106 PARK ST.
Cpl
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-22

We have received and are now
opening for inspection, our new
styles OF Fall and Winter Wool
ems, 20 which we invite the affen-
ton OF all I'm want of stylish GAR
menfs OF best material md work.
manship. Please call and look us
over.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-22

Two LET-Nice rent on Cumberland ST., near
Il Mellen; steam heated and all modern i'm
provements. Enquire c. p. WALDRON, 40 Ex-
change st. 22-1
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.


LONDON. Dec 3O.-The Stock Exchange will
be closed Monday.
New YoRK Dec 30, noon.--Stocks quiet but
steady. Money easy at 4@5 per cent. Exchange
long 81 c234; short, 81 $50 State bonds leg
lected. Government bonds dun but steady.
Erie .............. 2SA Richmd & w. PIT.
Chicago 6 North. los Terminal q
Norf & W. pref. Az
D. m-Exchange dun but steady at 81 s315
al 81 Money iruer at Solo per cent, closing
offered at o. Sub-rreasuiy oalaDces-oold.
S13l, ZIG. 900; currency S9,aGs.000. Government
bonds duh but steady: four per cents IL ":
four and half per cents l07h. State bonds
entirely neglected
The stock market was excessively dull to-
day, owing to the general indisposition among
operators TO trade over three days holiday. TO
which was added uncertainty regarding the out
come of the Reading strike. The latter, which
would ordinarily be a depressing influence,
failed of its effect by reason OF the general con-
fidence that no block in the business OF the road
would occur. Trading was OF the smalle est char-
acter and, beyond Reading and Nan0eibits,
possessed no Significance whatever. The i'm
preston became general before the opening
that the dividends would not be increased and
rather heavy opening resulted put prices raj
lied, and after the announcement or the divl-
dends the only sales were those OF traders VINO
had chung to the idea of an increase. The Same
feeling affected. Lackawanna also, Dut the IN
Significance Of the movement may be Inferred
from the fact that only one stock to-day fluctu
ated as widely as per cent Union Pacific be-
came strong on a renewal Of rumors OF favora
BILE Congressional action. New England, West
ern Union and Terminal were all firm at times,
and toward noon dealings were enliveued by
sharp spnrt In Manitoba. The opening was
heavy at declines extenSlng TO " per cent. but
very dull and quickly rallied, and before noon
fractional advances had been established In
nearly all the active list. disappointment over
Vanderbilt dividends checked the advance and
the list saaged of until early gains were sener.
stagnant and remained without movement OF
feature for the rest Of the day finally closing
dull and steady and close TO the opening prices
Total sales 1877 900 shares. The dividends on
Vanderbilts are as follows: Lake Shore per
cent, Michigan Central per cent, Canada
Southern III: Delaware and Lackawanna de-
clared ~ The following are the closing QUOTA
tions:
Ala. ciassA, 2to s. f07 New Orleans Pa
A 10. class B. IS. 40 cibc. ist mort. 70
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95497c; Western higher and active; No. winter
red, on spot SI9sc bid. Corn-Southern firmer
but quiet; white 54156c. yellow 54GD56c; Western
higher but dull.
CINCINNATI, Dec. so.--Flour firmer. Wheat
strong; No. red, s96a90c Corn closed firm;
NO, 2niixed b3c. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed 340p
Si1sc, Provislons-Pork quiet at SIS so. Lard
stronger at ~ IS. Bulk meats frmer; short
ribs g. Bacon steady and unchanged. Whisky
Irm at VI %. Hogs firm; common and light
% 2o05 10, packing and butchers s. 404b rs.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 30.--Grain firm. Wheat No.
red winter SEC. Corn-No. mixed SIC Oats
unchanged; No. mixed 34c. Provisions steady
an unchanged' Bulk meats. clear rib sides
~ 20, clear sides s. s71$, shoulders &c. Hams,
sugar cured VII 5O6D12 %. Lard choice leaf 30.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3o.--F1our quiet but steady.
Wheat-No. red, cash 82l601SSc January
delivery ssss0s25sc May s6ls9s65sc. Corn
cash 471s6147s6c January delivery I1I66o479lc,
May S01s6n5Oskc. Oats-cash asQD 32I4c, January
3ls90Slssc bid, May 1855 Q1335sc Whisky steady
at VI %. Provisions quiet: Pork. new mess nomi-
nal at Sla as. Lard, prime steam nominal at
81 Tls. Dry salt meats-boxed shoulders s. rs
CT o. long clear s. 6754Gb7 7b clear ribs 81 67lS
Z 20, short clear sides SIS co. Bacon-boxed
shoulders 50 so, long clears Ss 30, clear ribs
IS %, short clear sides - 671s. Hams steady
and unchanged al $40 bOGnl2 90.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec, 3O.-Coffee quiet but firm;
no cargoes, common to prime 1714Q120Ac.
Cotton seed products duh and nominal Sugar
kettle prime to strictly prime 47-l6@AlSc
Molasses irregular; Louisiana open kettle
strictly prime 32Gp3sc, good prime 26027c,
prime 22@28c; Louisiana centrifugal, strictly
prime to choice 20G22c, good prime lS0l9c;
syrup 20026c
NAVAL STORES.
NEW York, Dec. 30, noou.-Spirits turpentine
nrm. Rosin firm at 81 066t1 10.
900 p. m:-Turpentine firm at 3slec. Resin
quiet at 81 050bf 10.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 30.-Spirits turpentine
quiet at 35c. Rosin guiet good strained Soc
WIIL,MIsoros, Dec @.-Spirits turpentine firm
at S5bsc. .Rosn firm; strained 82Iec, good
strained s614c. Tar firm at 81. Crude turpen-
tine firm; hard 81 o5; yellow dip and virgin
RICE.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 30.-Rioe steady
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 80 Rice in fair demand;
Louisiana, ordinary TO prime 4ssG5I4c.
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New York, Dec 2S-hrrived, schr BENJAMIN
Lee Steelman, Daren.
Algiers, Dec 22-Sailed, ship Imatra (Rus)
Snellman Pensacola.
Bnenos Ayres Nov 2i-Arrived, ship Dors
(Nor) Hansen. Pensacola
Sailed ship Ambassador (Br), Sampson, Ty
bee; bark North Star Nor, Scheme. Pensacola
Madeira, Dec 15-Saiied, bark Niord Nor
Lanseth, from Bordeaux via Pensacola
Oporto to Dec 22-Sailed, bark Condor Nor
Syvertsen, Tybee.
Santos Dec Arrived bark Edwin (Br),
Dickie, Pensacola.
Valencia, Dec 2s-Sailed, bark Tahiti Rus),
Idman, Pensacola.
RIO ianeiro. Nov 26-Sailed, bark Ebenezer
(Ncr) Westermork, Tybee.
Cleared. both, bark Vale CNor), Olsen, Pensa-
cola.
Apalachicola, Dec 2s-Cleared, bark Mizpah
(Nor) Olsen, Buenos Ayres.
Brunswick, Dec 26-Arrived, schr Martha s
Dement, Townsend, Port Royal. @; 9Th, banks
Demetra (Ger) Schramm, ST Vincent; 18th,
Vanadis fNorl Thommesen. Rosario.
Sailed 23th, schr Mary Lord, Lord, New York
Bull River s G. Dec 2S-Airived, brig Mary
Georgetown sc, Dec 20--Arr1yed, schr Nellie
Floyd, Johnson, new York.
Pensacola, Dec Arrived, ship Bernadotte
(Norj. Forstensen. Amsterdam; barks Veritas
(Br), McCully, Bueuo5 Ayres; Hefbi NOR, Blk,
do; NegTisuola 0tall, Figari, Montevideo.
Cleared. bark VeDerata Nor, Persen, Calais;
schrs Levi Hart. Giles, Philadelphia; James II
Woodhouse. Anderson, Cienfuegos.
Philadelphia, Dec 2S-ArTfvec. schr Jonathan
May. Little, Pensacola.
Wilmington, n G, Dec 28-Cleared, schr Lizzie
Dewey. Clark Savannah.
New York Dec 90-Afrived out, steamship
Adriatic, New York for Liverpool.
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Per steamer David Clark. from Brunswick
and way landings-3l bales cotton. bbls syrup,
box scales, bales hides. piano and stool, 400
sacks cotton seed, box, pkgs, 53 sacks rice l
iron roller 1 box mdse. pkg goods, bdl
kindling wood, 10 bdls & hides, 1 empty can, ~
bbis spirits turpentine IL bbls rosin Ia boxes
raft tools, bbIs raft tools, tubs butter, pail
cotton seed oil.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway. Dec
3O-l4 bales cotton. 30 bbls rosin, cars wood, 4
casks clay, no sacks fertilizers, l case tobacco,
300 caddies tobacco. | case cigarettes, 10 sacks
peanuts 10 bales hair, 30 sacks cotton seed, 8
sacks rice, 3 bales hides, 2 plzgs b goods, pkg
clothing bdl bedding, ~ bdls chairs, rack
measures, 8 bdls wheels box dry goods, box
mdBc, I boxe tobacco and mdsc.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway.
Dec 30. ~ bales cotton. 1885 bbls resin. 150
bbls spirits turpentine, 10 boxes oranges 3 ears
lumber, / car wood, 100 boxes baskets, bbls
eggs 8 bales hides, bbls syrup, 20 pkgs beef,
l00 pkgs furniture. so bf bbls beer bbls bottled
beer car cotton seed.
Per Central Railroad, Dec S0--3,0f2 bales cot
ton, 81 bales yarn. 30 bales domestics. 3 bales
hides 10 rolls leather, pkg paper. 1890 lbs lard,
% pkgs tobacco $40 lbs bacon, 1925 lbs fruit. So
pkgs furniture, 2,4s7 bushels corn, 50 hbs -four.
3.e40 lbs -four In sacks, As head cattle IS head
hogs, 40 Sheep - cars lumber, 2 cars wood, $50
tons pig iron, case liquor, 2pkgs vegetables. 2
cars railroad iron, pkgs carriage material, lfS
pkgs mdse, "a bales paper stock. iron safe, 10
pkgs pillow material, 100 pkgs empties, l pkg
paint cars cotton seed, IS bbls cotton seed oil,
rs pkgs hardware 40 boxes soap, cases eggs
100 bbls grits Dbl whisky, 158 bbls rosn 10
bbls spirits turpentlne.
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The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources the past week we're q, 066 bales of up
land and 1,22S bales sea island, against q 307
bales of upland, and ,567 bales sea island last
year.
rhe particulars of the receipts have been as
follows Per Central railroad, 2 ia bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
sea island; per Charleston and Savannah rail-
road, $40 bales upland per Savannah river
steamers, Ion bales upland; per Florida steam
ers 112 bales upland and 1911 bales sea island
per Brunswick and Satilla river steamers 800
bales upland and 16 bales sea island; per carts,
90 bales upland and 107 bales island; per
Darien and Altamaha steamers, "a bales upland.
The exports for the week were 30, 95l bales of
upland and I'M bales sea island moving as fol
lows: to Philadelphia, 1,S02 bales upland to New
York, 1854 bales upland and ,437 bales sea
island; to Boston. 1850 bales upland; TO
Baltimore, S,4O4 bales upland and 3f4 bales sea
island; to Liverpool, Is, ISL bales upland and 20
bales sea island; to Charleston, 3,0S0 bales up
land.
The stock on hand to-day was 1875 500 bales up
land and 1888 bales sea island, against 1851
bales upland and 4, 213 bales sea island last year
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-31
NOTICE TO CAPTAINS.

Special arrangements have been made to re-
ceive in New York daily telegraphc reports of
vessels passing Jupiter Lighthouse, on the east
coast of Florida, after January /.
Masters Of vessels are requested TO pass with
in easy signalling distance, If safety will permit
and to display their signals with their ensign.
The United States Signal Service station at
that point will display signals indicating the
weather expected, and warning mariners of ap-
preaching storms.
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Fruit and Vegetable Markets,

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.-The market is clean
ing up, and prices are firm for fancy brigbts at
per box; russets Sc 90 per box; poor fruit, 81 90
a 30 per box. A. b. DETwIIER & Son
New YoRK. Dec. 90.-The Savannah steamer
today brought LOO boxes OF oranges. The
market is quite bare and prices are firm. Fancy
So 30 per box; brRhts, So 5061 = 90 per box; rus.
sets, 81 75@2 % per box; snap beans SO 00@
90 per crate: cucumbers, 80 000b % per crate;
tomatoes, So 00@4 % per crate.
G. s. PALMER.
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SAVANNAH MARKET.

OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS,
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 30, 4P.M.
CoTToN--The market was quiet, steady and
unchanged. The sales for the day were 1859
bales. On Change at the opening cali at 10
a. m, the market was reported steady and
unchanged, with sales of 159 bales AT the sec
ond call, at p. M, it was steady, the sales
being 321 bales. At the third and last call at
p. m, it closed steady and unchanged, with
further sales of $40 bales. The following are
the official closing spot quotations of the Cot
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Shipments this week

+f1gufeS TOT 1901 reViseu
According to the foregoing, Bombay appears
TO show a decrease compared with last year in
the weeks receipts of 5000 bales, and decrease
in shipments of 1900 bales, and the shipments
since Jan show an increase of $1,000 bales.
FINANCIAL.
MONEY MARKET-Money is easier, and not so
much needed as 1t was last week.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Easy. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at ID per cent
discount and selling at Is per cent. discount to
par.
FOREIGN ExcHANoE-The market is steady
Commercial demand, 81 S3l5; sixty days
81 81; ninety days, 81 1871: francs, Paris
and Havre, commercial, sixty days, s. ~;
Swiss, S. 271s; marks, sixty days, 81 71s
SEcuRITIEs-The market is inactive. with
lioht offerings
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Chattahoochee, Daggett, New York
&C G Anderson.
Steamship Johns Hopkins, Foster, Baltimore
Jas West & Co
Brig Robert Dillon, Hawkins, Providence
McDonough az Co.
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SATuRpAY. nee 9l. leSi
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamship VIM Crane, Billups, Baltimore-J
b West & Co.
Steamship Nacoochee. Berg. New York--C q
Anderson.
Steamship Shawmut, Fullar. Boston--C G An
derson.
Schr Norman Kreger, New York, with guano
TO Chas Ellis; vessel to Jos Roberts & Co.
Steamer Pilot Boy, Holmes, Beaufort and
Port Royal-Geo Waterhouse Agent.
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IT IIlhDer 81 belOW theSe nKure'
FREIGHTs.

LUNBER--By sail-Vesses are wanted at this
and other Georgia ports for Philadelphia, New
York Boston and Portland. Freight limits are
from S. 006D6 y from this and the near Georgia
ports to the Chesapeake ports Philadelphia,
New York, Sound ports and eastward Timber
50cGlS1 90 higher than lumber rates. To the
West Indies and wndward. nominal to South
America, Sl3 00GG1i 90; to Spanish and Med-
terranean ports, Sll 00Gol2 90; 20 United King
dom for orders, timber, s7602ss: lumber, f3 lbs
Steam-To New York, IS 90; to Philadelphia,
81 90; to Boston, 81 90
NAVAL STORES Firm. Foreign 49, Cork,
etc, for orders, IS, and or. Is Sd; Adr
attic rosin, 3s; Genoa, rosin, 2s 10l5d. Coast
wise--Steam--tro Boston, 45c on rosin, 90c on
spirits; to New York, rosin 30c, spirits Soc to
Philadelphia, rosin Soc, spirits SOC; to Balti-
more, rosin soc, spirits zoe. Coastwise quiet
CorToN-By steam-The market is quiet, with
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AT OIJARANTINE YES

Bark Gyller (Nor) Larsen, Santos, in ballast
Strachan & Co.
Bark Aegr (Norl, IngevoIdsen, Barbados, In
ballast--Strachan q Co.
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THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1887.
PnvNrs-nlrkish. e; FRENCH, lalse.

PRUNEs-Turkish. &c; French, i2lac.
RAIsrNs-Demand light; market steady. Lay
ers, So 90; London layers, new, So IS per box.
SAT-The demand is moderate and the mar
ket is quiet; carload lots, zoe b; job lots, IS
090c
SHor-Drop 81 so; buck. 81 IS,
SuGAR--The market is firm; cut loaf, 7ssc;
standard A, 7lsc; extra c, 63Sc; yellow c. &C.,
graduated, 79sc; powdered, iSSc
SYRup--FlorYda and Georgia dull at s5Gl40c;
the market is quiet for sugarhouse at 306p40c;
Cuba, straight goods, 2Sc in hogsheads; sugar
house molasses, 2Oc.
ToBAcco--Market dull demand moderate
We quote: Smoking, 25c@Sl Is; chewing com
mon, sound, 25030c; fair, 300D85c: medium 80
@5oc; bright, 50M75c; fine fancy, $4,000; extra
fine, 9ocGIsl 10; bright navies, 45Gl75c; dark
naves 406l5nc.
LUMBER-There is somewhat increased de-
mand while the mills are generally Idle owing
TO the holidays. Hence prices are firm at quo
tations, aud indications point to an
improvement in pres. Prices remain
steady except for very easy sizes, which are
being taken at slightly shaded prices. We
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-31

Total visible supply ,2f3 B. rs, 4S4
The imports into continental ports this week
have been 50. 600 bales.
The above figures indicate a decrease in the
pared with the same date of 1886, an increase of
90, 3S3 bales as compared with the correspond
ing date of 1885, and a decrease of 105064 bales
as compared with 1884.
INDIA CoTToN MovEMENT.-The following is
the Bombay statement for the week and year,
bringing the figures down to Dec. 22:
BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS FOR FOUR
YEARS.
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DEPARTED YESTERDAY
SAILED YEsTERDA

Steamer Pilot Boy, Holiness Beaufort and
Port Royai-Geo Warehouse, Agt.
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NAVAL SToREs.--The receipts for the past
week have been 1,424 barrels spirits turpentine
and IL, 172 barrels rosIn. The exports we're 1910
barrelsspirits turpentine and s. % barrels rosin
moving as follows To New York, 245 barrels
timore, All barrels rosin; to Boston, 40 barrels
spirits turpentine and 90 barrels rosn: TO the
interior $50 barrels spirits turpentine and 6s bar.
rels rosin; to Philadelphia, ) barrels spirits
turpentne and 10 barrels rosin; TO Liverpool,
100 barrels rosin; to London LOO barrels spirits
turpentine and S31 barrels rosin; to Genoa, 1921
barrels rosin. The following are the Board of
ar drade 9aota1o as Re 9, 10 = 9 D. and
81 20, window glass So 30, water white So 65.
Spirits turpentine 3ol4c. bid.
Receipts. Shipments aud Stocks from april l.
1887, TO date, and to the corresponding date
last near:
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Per steamship Johns Hopkins for Baltimore
$3.50 bales upland cotton. 255 bales sea island
cotton. 43 bbls rice. 10000 feet lumber, u bbs
fresh fish, so bales domestics and yarns, 81 bdls
tables, 10 bbls sugar, IS bbls honey, S7a pkgs
m ise.
Per steamship Chattahoochee. for New York
2.Uif bales upland cotton, 40 bales sea island
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VISIBLE SUPPLY OF CoTroN.-Beldw we give
the table of visible supply, as made up by cable
and telegraph for the Financial dndt CONNER
cidL Chronicle to Dec. %. The continental
stocks, as well as those of Great Britain and the
atioat, are this weeks returns, and consequently
all the European figures are brought down to
Thursday evening. But to make the totals the
complete figures for Dec. % we add the item of
exports from the United States, including in it
Ina Is Of Eridavz only.
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MOVEMENT or CoTToN AT INTERIOR POINTS,
giving receipts and shipments for the week end
ing Dec. 80 and stock on hand tonight and for
the same time last year:
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PoULTRY- Market firmer: fair demand
EGGs-Market steady, with fair demand and
supply ample.
PEANurs-Far stock; demand moderate; mar
ket steady.
SuGAR-Georgia and Florida nominal; no le
in market.
HoNEY-No demand; nominal
SWEET PoTAToEs-In fair demaa d; receipts
lah4
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MEMORANDA.

Steamship Chattahoochee. New York.
Steamship Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
Steamship Timor (Br), Liverpool.
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PORTRAlTs.
The Great Southern Portrait Company,
OF SAVANNAH, GA.

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company also makes very fine Crayon 20x24 In
size In q choice and beautiful frame Of oak,
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The work of the Company Is appreciated by our
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Is guaranteed. Make also Oil and Pasteie Por-
traits. Your orders ARE solicited Respectfully,
THE GREAT SOUTHERN PORTRAIT COM
PANY, OF Savannah, Ga.
l.. b. DAVIS.
Secretary and Manager,si2 and a Bull St
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CorToN-Has continued quiet during last
week. while pricee were very steady and I'M
changed. There was only limited demand,
which was mostly for Northern mills, exporters
for foreign account being apparently without or
ders to any great extent There was large stock
ON the market which was freely offered, and
which had the effect of preventing any advance
in prices, although the leading markets were
very firm and higher. The total sales for the
week were $3.50 bales. The following are the
official closing spot quotations of the Cotton
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-31

BALTIMORE Dec. 30.--Flour firmer, with
hardening tendency: Howard street aud Western
superfine So 476D2 20. extra 50 0093 80, family
81 0OM4 80. city mills superfine 81 40H2 ",
Southern higher but quiet: red l3 fa5e atnUer